153 The West: The Nez Perce War, Pt. V.

We continue our narrative on the Nez Perce War, concentrating on
what happened at Big Hole Montana. After successfully eluding the
army in Montana, they camped in the Big Hole valley, thinking
they were safe. They were not. Colonel John Gibbon was in
pursuit. In what could best described as a massacre in the
making, Gibbon attacked the Nez Perce encampment early in the
morning of August 9, 1877. As Gibbon's men fired into the tipis,
killing women and children, the Nez Perce rallied, pushing Gibbon
back. Besieged, Gibbon's command survived, as the Nez Perce
bought time for their families to leave the valley. By the end of
August, the Nez Perce were at the gates of Yellowstone National
Park.


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